Houston Public Media

Texas removes women and minorities from Historically Underutilized Business program for state contracts

State Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, speaks with Sen. Mayes Middleton on March 25, 2025. Hancock, now the state comptroller, announced major changes to the state’s Historically ...
Houston Public Media

Business owners sue comptroller after their removal from state minority business program

State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, left, listens as Ipsum General Contractors owner Ruben Mercado Jr. speaks at a press conference about a lawsuit against the state comptroller’s office, at the Capitol ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Introductory business program helps first-year students make lasting connections

Making the transition to college can be challenging, but a program at Saunders College of Business helps ease that stress. The Freshman Experience: BIZ 1+2 program is built around the concept that ...
Orlando Weekly

Orange County creates small business program after suspending program supporting minority and women-owned businesses

After voting to suspend a decades-old Minority and Women Business Enterprise program earlier this month in order to comply with federal anti-DEI executive orders, Orange County commissioners on ...